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29 Jan

CBSE to announce Class 10, 12 exam schedule on February 2: Pokhriyal

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The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) will announce the exam schedule for Class 10 and Class 12 on February 2, Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' informed on Thursday during a live interaction with school heads. The education minister held the live session to discuss changes to be incorporated in the CBSE curriculum to bring it in line with the National Education Policy 2020 from the 2021-22 academic session. Earlier, the Union Minister had announced the dates for Class 10 and class 12 CBSE board examinations will be held from May 4, 2021, till June 10, 2021. He had…

29 Jan

Horti link road opened at Yachem village

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Minister of Health & Family Welfare, S. Pangnyu Phom inaugurated RIDF project, Horti link road and NMISF Agri project at Etayongsho and Chichemleiven villages on January 28. According to DIPR report, in his inaugural speech the minister while lauding the department for successful completion of the project asserted that roads were gateway of development for overall progress of the society. Expressing that it was a fortunate day for the farmers to avail the opportunity provided, Pangnyu also encouraged the general public to give more effort and keen interest in making use of the road for the greater benefit of all. …

29 Jan

Manipur college teachers demand 7th UGC Pay

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Teachers of government colleges in Manipur on Thursday staged a sit-in-protest to resume their suspended agitations demanding implementation of 7th UGC Pay and Regulations, 2018. The teachers’ strike, however, did not affect normal classes as they announced continuing taking classes even as they resumed the agitation in consideration of the interest of the students attending classes with the reopening of schools and colleges from Wednesday. “We will continue conducting classes during the agitation considering the interest of the students appearing in the semester exams to be commenced from coming April,” FEGOCTA general secretary Dr N Somerendro said. However, boycotts of…

28 Jan

Shruti Haasan rings in 35th birthday celebration with BFF Tamannaah Bhatia

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Actor Shruti Haasan celebrates her birthday today. Shruti made her acting debut in 2009, and ever since the actress gave some major blockbusters in Tamil, Telugu, and Hindi Cinema. Not only her acting skills, but the south diva is also loved and appreciated for her singing talent too. Shruti's original songs are primarily in English. Her 2020 song Edge was lauded by the listeners. Currently, she is working on her next titled Bare Naked. On the eve of her Birthday, Shruti rang in the celebrations amidst her close friends including actress Tamannaah Bhatia. Shruti is a foodie and what she…

28 Jan

Country’s first child empowerment centre in Sikkim

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Sikkim chief minister Prem Singh Tamang on Monday inaugurated the first of its kind ‘Child Empowerment Centre’ at Poklok in Denchung. The centre has been set up by Social Justice and Welfare Department under Integrated Child Protection Scheme, Northeast Now reported. The project was supported by the State Institute of Rural Department and Panchayati Raj (SIRDPR), Rural Development Department, Government of Sikkim. The Centre has been funded under Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan (RGSA), Ministry of Panchayati Raj. This centre is one of the first in the country and aims at protecting the rights of the child. The function of this…

28 Jan

Schools, colleges re-open in Manipur after gap of 10 months

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After a gap of almost 10 months and amid the COVID-19 pandemic, schools and colleges classes from Class one and above reopened on Wednesday in Manipur. Almost all the schools and colleges re-opened and resumed normal classes. Almost all teaching staff attended while students’ attendances were reportedly low on the day of the resumption of the normal physical classes. The educational institutes reopened with several COVID-19 safety SOPs in place. Stringent safety measures were seen taken up at the schools and colleges which opened for the first time following the SOPs issued by the state government. Authorities of the institutions…

27 Jan

From Celina Jaitly to Ranvir Shorey, Bollywood celebs condemn violence at farmers’ tractor rally in Delhi

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A number of Bollywood celebs have condemned the farmers' tractor rally violence in Delhi on Tuesday. The month-long peaceful protest against the farm laws turned violent when a group of agitating farmers deviated from their specified routes. The enraged farmers forcefully entered the Red Fort and hoisted their flags. This gave rise to a clash between the Delhi cops and the farmers, in which several have been injured. The police resorted to tear gas shelling to diffuse the mob. Veteran actors like Anupam Kher, Arun Govil, Satish Shah and Manoj Joshi were among those who tweeted their strong thoughts on…

27 Jan

Preity Zinta shares blast from past on Bobby Deol’s birthday

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Preity Zinta penned a birthday note for her ‘Soldier’ co-star and reminisced fond memories from their shoot. Sharing a video of the song ‘Hum Toh Dil Chaahe Tumhara’, Preity revealed that she almost felt like Bobby assistant as they shopped for his wardrobe in New Zealand. "I remember us shopping for your wardrobe for this shoot in New Zealand and how I felt like your personal assistant instead of your co-star. I still haven't forgiven you for renaming me Pritam Singh and making everyone believe it's my real name but that doesn't change the fact that I love you the…

27 Jan

Meghalaya awarded for best electoral practices

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Meghalaya has been awarded the Best Electoral Practices Award 2021 for conducting the 2018 Assembly Elections by the Election Commission of India, Governor Satya Pal Malik said on Monday. “It was a matter of pride and hoped that the award would encourage the Election Department to strive for better results,” Malik said addressing the 11th National Voters’ Day function at the Raj Bhawan here. Expressing happiness over the 2.59 per cent increase in voting percentage and increase in female voters turnout by 3.50 per cent in the last election compared to the previous years, the Governor encouraged and urged all…

27 Jan

Series of chakka bandh in Assam from Jan 27

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The transport workers’ unions have called for series of chakka bandh in Assam in support of their various demands including implementation of the welfare scheme for the private transport workers proposed by the Assam government. The series of agitational porogramme includes 24-hour chakka bandh on January 27, 2021, 48-hour chakka bandh on February 12-13 during the Assam Assembly session, Northeast Now reported. The transport unions said if their demands are not fulfilled by the Assam government, they will observe chakka bandh for 72 hours again from February 25-27, 2021. The transport workers unions, which have called for the chakka bandh…